Poll: Larping (Live action role play)

[[FnG]magnolia]

Ah, larping - the only real outdoor hobby for window licking shut ins with self-diagnosed Aspergers and severely limited personal interaction skills.

Shine on you crazy diamonds!

 

[Andy100]

Arf, nerdy forum geeks calling other people nerds. Irony much?

Can't we all just get along?!?!

 

[Kristoph]

OP

 

[dante6491]

Didn't this happen in Numb3rs and people got killed. Taking things a little to far to be honest.

 

[mushroomsoup]

Ah this looks even worse than SCA, I would feel so silly doing that..

Historical fencing is where its at!

 

[Sp00n]

Seriously?
Seriously??

All this weird "roleplay" stuff, whatever happened to just going out and riding your bike or maybe playing football down the park with some mates?

oh wait... I see my mistake:

mates?

 

[Retromatic]

Bang up for it.

 

[Diesel]

I'm happy to report I've never known anybody who does this sort of thing. Until this thread I didn't even think it was really happened.

 

[matt_fsr]

I cant stop laughing.....

During play it may be necessary for a ref to suspend the roleplay temporarily. This can be done by the following calls:

GLASSES: used to announce that someone has lost their glasses. Stop moving immediately and assist in the search for the lost glasses. Otherwise, this functions as a Time Freeze. Anyone may call Glasses if their glasses fall off during play and are at risk of being stepped on.

Only in LARP...

 

[slambo69]

If there is one thread in the whole of OCUK that does NOT deserve the '' smiley in the title, it is this one. And that is saying something.

 

[rjk]

And how much does all the kit costs, most be into the £1000s

an ego ten is about a grand
they are made in the UK

some of the american brand guns can be 1200+

the larpers stand no chance

 

[scorza]

Since I got into work at 8am this morning my colleagues have been arguing about their fantasy football teams, even getting quite heated at times. I wonder what it is that makes them less nerdy than these LARPers? They both have costumes, the footballer fan's cost £50 for a thin piece of nylon made in the third world with the name of big corporation on it, the LARPer's cost considerably less no doubt and were made themselves. The footballer spends a lot of money travelling to crap British cities with their mates, the LARPer spends a lot money travelling to open spaces around Britain with their mates.

Why is one activity socially acceptable and the other isn't?

 

[simpletom]

LARP is pretty sad, but so is that airsoft business where boys run around pretending to be soldiers.

I have just typed 'airsoft' into google images and yup, equal sadness.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I'm disappointed more people haven't quoted "Role Models".

"GOOD MORROW!!.. GOOD MORROW TO YOU"

 

[Nitefly]

This thread reminds me of this - triumph is amazing:

Massive lol at the dragonmaster

 

[Twentyone]

Whatever makes them happy

Used to have a friend who erm, larped? I couldn't hold back laughing, it was too funny to watch.

 

[matt_fsr]

If this counts as LARP, i might just re-consider

http://twitpic.com/2f8j3f